Page 12—SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN Florin bazaar On Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1 there will be a bazaar at the Florin Fire Hall sponsored by the United Methodist Women. DID YOU HEAR... Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edgar Appley and their three children were recently -touring Donegal Mills Plan- tation near Mount Joy. Mr. Appley, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Appley, 170 Longenecker Avenue, Mari- etta, now lives with his family in Farmington, Mass. He thought his guide, dressed in 18th century costume, looked vaguely familiar. It turned out she had been his seventh grade teacher in the Marietta schools, Mrs. Ann Zink. Even in last week’s heavy rains, school crossing guards like Rusty Geesey and Terri Meszaros stayed on the job in Marietta. from home for vacation, whatever the reason. ® Even if you can’t come to the bank, your money is available to you. 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FARMERS FIRST E3/A\NIK Member F.D.I.C. October 1, 1975 Letters to the editor Dear Editor: I feel that I have a moral obligation to write concern- ing a recent issue that has come up in Mount Joy. The issue to which I refer is the problem of whether to continue to rent the old home that the Graybill family has been leasing under an old verbal agree- ment by some of our former councilmen, or whether to now dissolve this verbal agreement and now lease it to the Mount Joy Historical Society. 1 feel that the Graybills should be allowed to conti- nue to live in the house in question for several rea- sons: they have lived there for 45 years, the home being in their family for 70 years; they have continued to pay the agreed rent for all these years, paying many times the amount that the Boro paid for the property in the first place; they have paid the upkeep and repairs (including extensive repairs from flooding during Ag- nes)—not the Boro; and they have kept the property looking better than many landowners in Mount Joy, even cleaning up old lumber and Christmas trees dump- ed on the property by the Boro. To me this shows the attachment and pride the Graybills have for this property, even though it is not truly their property. Some people argue that the house does not have modern facilities. I don’t recall the Graybill’s asking the Boro to install more modern facilities. It seems strange that the Boro is so worried about them not having modern facilities when it doesn’t seem to care about where they can find another house that they could afford to pay rent. On the otherhand, 1 feel that the Graybills have been discriminated against. Have they been offered the same deal as the Historical Society has?—of renovating the property. and paying only $1.00 per year rent? If not, why not? It is most probable that they would accept the same offer if they were offered a long-time lease as the Historical Society has been. To the members of the Historical Society: 1 am not at all against your organiza- tion. I feel that you do our community service, and I feel that such an organiza- tion has great potential in helping our community keep in touch with its past. I also feel that your organization and the town could benefit from a museum. However, if I would be a member, I would be more proud of my membership and the muse- um if I knew that the organization had gotten its museum by renovating an abandoned building, or by buying an old home, than by allowing the Boro to dissolve an old verbal lease (some- thing we unfortunately laugh at today, but which meant something then) and to force a family to leave the site of their heritage. Sincerely Sylvia M. Weaver 212 Fairview Street Mount Joy, Pa., 17552 September 20, 1975 Dear Editor: We have a neighbor on our street who is beyond the call of a *‘Good Neighbor’’. He helps all his neighbors by raking their leaves and mowing their grass when he has time, and they don’t get the time to do it. He uses this waste material to fertilize his garden. He gives his neighbors a lot of produce when he has extra from his garden and he always seems to have what he calls extra. He always has a smile and is always friendly to all. He has a kindness which would be nice if all people were like our ‘‘Good Neighbor’. You can tell that he likes nature, people, animals, and loves to help his fellowman whenever possi- ble. He is an ‘‘Ideal Neigh- bor’’ on our street. We know he will receive bles- sings from above for the kind of person he is, and the kindness that he shows toward others. Thank you, ‘Good Neigh- bor.” A Friend on Our Street Rain Soest > 36 W. MAIN ST.,MOUNT JOY | NEWLY OPENED IN MOUNT JOY We have a large selection of Terrariums-Hanging Baskets- Potted Picnics We invite you to come and look around. § r r pel ES iu en t 1 v AFTATAAAR ARTY AOR ARTES = xn ¥ Call Farmers First today and see how we can do more for you! 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